CVE-2007-4996 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libpurple, specifically affecting Pidgin versions prior to 2.2.1. An attacker could crash the application by sending a specially crafted MSN nudge message from an unlisted contact, leading to an invalid memory access. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a partial impact on availability, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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